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Cabans in Puerto Rico Origins

Cabans in Puerto Rico Origins

Sharone Caban Neuhoff (View posts)
Posted: 28 Jul 2006 9:34AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Caban
Does anybody know where the first Puerto Rican cabans originally came from? I'm not asking about a town, or an individual... I'd be happy to start with a country!! (And wouldn't say no to a time period either). The word "caban" is French for a type of coat... so are the Caban's French? Did they possibly come with the wave of Corsican immigrants who settled in PR in the 1800s? The name is also Polish. So are the Puerto Rican Cabans descended from Polish immigrants? but it's also a month in the Mayan calendar...is the name native to PR? Does anyone have a clue?

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Marco Rodz Caban (View posts)
Posted: 18 Sep 2006 8:07PM GMT
Classification: Query
The radhanites of spain in 1400 took the center of the jewish goverment stablish in spain to the korsack of poland it is suposed that some of the rabbies were caban

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Posted: 26 Dec 2006 9:29PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Caban
Bueno, gracias por contestarme. Mi abuela era Margarita Rodriguez y mi abuelo, Eduvjus Caban. (Los Caban santeros eran mis gran-tios) Como dices, soy Rodrigeuz Caban tambien. Eran primos, asi es que soy Rodriguez Caban de multi niveles. Sabes como que puedo encontrame con mas informaccion? Como puedes ver, mi español no es bueno, pero puedo leyer español y ingles.

Thank you for answering me. my Grandmother was Margarita Rodriguez and my Grandfather Eduvijus Caban (the Caban santeros were my great uncles) , so I too am Rodriguez Caban. They were first cousins, so I am Rodriguez Caban on multi-levels. Do you know where I can find more information? As you can see, my Spanish isn't very good, but I can read Spanish and English.

Muchisimas gracias,

Sharone Caban Neuhoff

Re: Cabans in Puerto Rico Origins

Posted: 9 Dec 2007 9:01PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi interested in your posting and I also have been curious about the Caban origins - I can shed some new light having done Y DNA testing my Caban heritage traces back to Ireland - they have a county in Ireland call Cavan county - I also thought they were French but there is more to that having Polish origins is another mystery but the Y DNA also indicates Haplogroup I1b originating in the what are the Balkans in Europe

Re: Cabans in Puerto Rico Origins

Posted: 9 Dec 2007 9:06PM GMT
Classification: Query
My grandfather Manuel Caban-Vera is a descent of the Caban santeros who settled Camuy-Quebradillas area. Manuel was born in Quebradillas - with DNA testing Y chromosome from the male the Haplogroup ia I1b - originating in the Balkans - they are also Celts - as the DNA mutations show origins in Ireland with matches - There is a county in Ireland call Cavan county during the Irish disporta - Royal Decree of Grace - 1815 the Caban santeros are known from about 1850 to 1950 as multi-generational family of santeros.

Re: Cabans in Puerto Rico Origins

Posted: 25 Oct 2008 1:30AM GMT
Classification: Query
I was asked by a Russian man if I was Russian b/c Caban is I think a roasted pig in the Russian language. It is definitely European. Have any Caban's from Puerto Rico thought about taking a DNA test to determine ancestry?

Re: Cabans in Puerto Rico Origins

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 3:47PM GMT
Classification: Query
Caban is also a surname found in Lincolnshire County England and also in Scotland. Caban is also a word in the Welsh language - Caban is a surname found in Poland pronounced "tsban" and it is found in all parts of Europe.

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Posted: 15 Feb 2009 9:46PM GMT
Classification: Query
I asked that on my Caban blog and one woman had a male relative do it. But now to interpret the data....

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Posted: 15 Feb 2009 9:50PM GMT
Classification: Query
Really? That is extremely interesting!! Being female I can only do the kind of DNA test that would tell very ancient info, which is pretty useless IMO. I knew there was Cavan county, but I heard from some Cabans in PR that our family definitely came with the Royal Decree of Graces.

I live in England but we have cousins back in Madrid. I think I'm going to see if they know how to get in touch with the Archives there...

Thanks for that info!!

Re: Cabans in Puerto Rico Origins

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 9:53PM GMT
Classification: Query
Shame on me for taking so long to see this!! I'm a Caban santero descendant too... I guess we're cousins! :-)

I have a blog that I keep going. Do you mind if I put your DNA info on it? It'll be pretty much annonymous as you're writing in as "rcaban".
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